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Essay
D. I. Mendeleev: Reflecting on His Death in 1907
Article first published online: 2 FEB 2007
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200601976
Copyright © 2007 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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How to Cite
Gordin, M. (2007), D. I. Mendeleev: Reflecting on His Death in 1907. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 46: 2758–2765. doi: 10.1002/anie.200601976
Publication History
- Issue published online: 5 APR 2007
- Article first published online: 2 FEB 2007
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Keywords:
- history of science;
- Mendeleev, Dmitrii Ivanovich;
- periodic table;
- periodicity
Graphical Abstract
Periodic law and order: 2007 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Dmitrii Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834–1907), the Russian chemist best known for formulating the Periodic Table. This Essay looks at Mendeleev in the context of the chemistry and the Russia of his own time and remembers him as the scientist, bureaucrat, and father who died believing that he had begun to put his affairs in order.